I had a 70 parts car firebird, 350, AT, AC, manual disc. Captain obvious, all 70 up were, thankfully disc.
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sounds great
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no Pwr Steering no Pwr Brakes And is a 3spd Stick Some real oddballs out there |
It was a special order through Stupka Pontiac in Sharon, PA. Delivery was delayed because of the Camaro quarter panel crack issues which interrupted production at Norwood. Finger pointing went to the UAW strike, but it was really metal stamping problems that held up the 1970 model release, thus creating the 1970 1/2 model year.
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It's great that you've been able to keep your car in the family. I salute your long term commitment.
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Some good progress has been made on the car the last few months and the upholstery shop is nearly finished with the interior. All that is left are the sail panels and passenger door hard trim. The rear glass has to be redone though as the installer set it too deep in the channel and the sail panels aren't fitting right. The glass installer sent the wrong tech out for the job. He had no experience on "vintage" cars.
Once done though, the exhaust system gets fitted up, the hood put on, shaker scoop assembled and then it's road test time. |
NICE!
:) Originally a custom interior? :) |
Yes, it's the Esprit model car, equipped with the rally gauge package. I've restored it with 1976 TA suspension and will use a TA shaker hood.
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What an awesome story.
My parents bought the `70 Esprit that I have today. It was my moms daily from `70-`87. 350 2bbl,nothing special. |
Love the build. Curious if you are running headers or RAIII Exhaust manifolds?
Engine came out great! |
Jon well done!!!
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Beautiful car,
I like that you kept it an Esprit, nicely done |
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More visible progress! Hood is on but won't close. Snorkels will have to come off the air cleaner housing to clear the A/C compressor and a hood brace. No real issue since the scoop will be open all the time. Pypes exhaust system tucked up under the car nicely and the body is just about down to the correct ride height. The shop says one more month to go.
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Looks awesome and great gaps and finish!!!!
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Love the Coronado Gold and '73 SD455 Formula vibe! Great job!
Dennis |
Congrats on finishing your car, looks great! You'll have a blast driving that one around with your built 350. Much respect for sticking with the build until the end!
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Or the standard GTO / Gprix air cleaner ? The drop base bird units have a big dimple hump at the rear to clear the distributor . If you don't see that feature , its a GTO type. Hood won't shut using those. Car and interior look Great Engine build is definitely impressive |
Truly beautiful. Thanks for sharing the photos and an impressive 350.
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